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Algonquin Collection

The Algonquin people, also known as the Algonkin Indians, were a prominent American Indian tribe with rich cultural heritage and historical significance

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: KATERI TEKAKWITHA

KATERI TEKAKWITHA
KATERI (CATHERINE) TEKAKWITHA Saint of Iroquois/Algonquin descent. Fleeing persecution, she settled in Quebec, where she devoted her life to God. Date: 1656 - 1680

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: American Indian tribe locations in 1715

American Indian tribe locations in 1715
Map of Native American tribe locations circa 1715, continental U.S. Printed color lithograph

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: American Indian tribe locations about 1700

American Indian tribe locations about 1700
Map of Native American locations, circa 1700. Printed lithograph

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Eastern Chipmunk, (Eutamia spp), Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Eastern Chipmunk, (Eutamia spp), Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Milky Way Rising

Milky Way Rising
Jianshu

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Pine Marten - Algonquin Park

Pine Marten - Algonquin Park
Jim Cumming

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Cabin in Algonquin Park, 1910. Creator: Max Brodel

Cabin in Algonquin Park, 1910. Creator: Max Brodel
Cabin in Algonquin Park, 1910. Cabin of Max Brodel in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada on Ahmic Lake

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Aims Back, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Aims Back, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Aims Back, 1910. Photograph shows Aims Back with woman, both in traditional dress, standing outside of tipi

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Yellow Kidney, Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Yellow Kidney, Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yellow Kidney, Piegan, c1910. Yellow Kidney, Piegan man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing a fur headdress

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Mike Shortman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Mike Shortman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mike Shortman, c1910. Piegan man, half-length portrait, facing right

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front... c1910

Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front... c1910
Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, with braids, beaded buckskin shirt and leggings, beads with ermine tail trim, c1910

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Reuben Black Boy, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Reuben Black Boy, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Reuben Black Boy, c1910. Reuben Black Boy, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Piegan man and woman, possibly husband and wife, three-quarter length portrait, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing feather... c1908

Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing feather... c1908
Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing feather, beaded buckskin shirt, holding pipe in left hand, c1908

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Wild Gun, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wild Gun, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wild Gun, c1910. Three-quarter length portrait of Piegan family

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Joe Russell, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Joe Russell, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Joe Russell, c1910. Piegan man and woman standing in open prairie

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Two Kill, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Two Kill, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Two Kill, c1910. Piegan woman, full-length portrait, seated on blankets inside tipi(?), facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Running Owl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Running Owl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Running Owl, c1910. Running Owl, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Running Owl's daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Running Owl's daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Running Owl's daughter, c1910. Young Piegan girl, full-length portrait, wearing dress decorated with elk teeth, sitting on open ground, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Mountain Chief, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Mountain Chief, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mountain Chief, 1910. Photograph shows Mountain Chief, wrapped in Buffalo hide, standing outside of tipi

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Morning Eagle, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Morning Eagle, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Morning Eagle, c1910. Elderly Piegan man, half-length portrait, wrapped in blanket, seated on horse, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Weasel Tail-Piegan, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Weasel Tail-Piegan, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Weasel Tail-Piegan, c1900. Weasel Tail, half-length portrait, facing front, holding tomahawk

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Strikes Back, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Strikes Back, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Strikes Back, 1910. Photograph shows Strikes Back, wearing traidtional clothing, sitting in grassy area

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Moving camp-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Moving camp-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Moving camp-Atsina, c1908. Several Atsina on horses with travois behind them, tipis in background

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Spotted Eagle's wife, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Spotted Eagle's wife, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Spotted Eagle's wife, 1907. Photograph shows full-length portrait of Spotted Eagle's wife, facing front, standing, wearing traditional clothing

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Iron Breast-Piegan, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Iron Breast-Piegan, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Iron Breast-Piegan, c1900. Iron Breast, full-length portrait of a Piegan man, standing, wearing war bonnet, holding tomahawk and animal pelt draped over his arm

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Piegan woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Piegan woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Piegan woman, c1910. Piegan woman, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: The flight of arrows, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The flight of arrows, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The flight of arrows, c1908. Photograph shows an Atsina dance with Natives gathered in a circle around a central figure, posed as if shooting arrows toward the sky

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Substitute sacred head-dress-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Substitute sacred head-dress-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Substitute sacred head-dress-Piegan, c1910. Piegan woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing headdress made of ermine tails, feathers, and bunches of grass

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Piegan encampment, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Piegan encampment, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Piegan encampment, c1900. Tepees with mountains in background

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Medicine bags, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Medicine bags, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Medicine bags, c1910. Four Piegan fringed leather containers hung on tripod

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Bird Rattle, 1909, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Bird Rattle, 1909, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Bird Rattle, 1909, c1910. Half-length portrait of Indian man, facing front, wearing beaded buckskin shirt, one feather, and loop necklace

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: A gathering war party, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

A gathering war party, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A gathering war party, c1908. Landscape with four tepees, eleven Atsina Indians on horseback, three women, a child, and two dogs, Montana

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Piegan scout, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Piegan scout, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Piegan scout, c1910. Piegan man stands with open prairie behind him

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Flint Smoker's daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Flint Smoker's daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Flint Smoker's daughter, c1910. Piegan woman seated on ground in open field

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Spotted Eagle, Heavy Gun, and Robert Calf Robe, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Spotted Eagle, Heavy Gun, and Robert Calf Robe, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Spotted Eagle, Heavy Gun, and Robert Calf Robe, c1910

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Little Plume's daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Little Plume's daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Little Plume's daughter, c1910. Two young Piegan women seated in tall grass

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: War party's farewell-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

War party's farewell-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
War party's farewell-Atsina, c1908. Four Atsina Indians on horseback overlooking tepees in valley beyond

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: At the water's edge-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

At the water's edge-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
At the water's edge-Piegan, c1910. Photo shows two tepees reflected in water of pond, with four Piegan Indians seated in front of one tepee

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Piegan war-bonnet and coup-stick, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Piegan war-bonnet and coup-stick, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Piegan war-bonnet and coup-stick, c1910. Piegan man, half-length portrait, dressed in war bonnet and holding a feathered coup-stick, facing front

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Overlooking the camp-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Overlooking the camp-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Overlooking the camp-Piegan, c1910. One man and two women, seated on hill, facing right

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Day dreams-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Day dreams-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Day dreams-Piegan, c1910. Young Piegan Indian woman, wearing beaded dress, seated on hill

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front, c1910

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Three Piegan Indians and four horses on hill above river, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Three Piegan Indians and four horses on hill above river, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Three Piegan Indians and four horses on hill above river, c1910

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Goldenrod meadows-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Goldenrod meadows-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Goldenrod meadows-Piegan, c1910. Two girls standing in a field of goldenrod

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Wife of Weasel Head-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wife of Weasel Head-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wife of Weasel Head-Piegan, c1910. Piegan woman, half-length portrait, facing right

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: Awaiting the scouts return, Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Awaiting the scouts return, Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Awaiting the scouts return, Atsina, c1908. Photograph shows a group of Atsina men on a hill with their horses

Background imageAlgonquin Collection: An idle hour, Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

An idle hour, Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
An idle hour, Piegan, c1910. Photograph shows two Piegan Indians sitting on grassy area above a body of water



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The Algonquin people, also known as the Algonkin Indians, were a prominent American Indian tribe with rich cultural heritage and historical significance. In 1715, they inhabited various locations across North America, including present-day New York, Quebec, and Ontario. One notable figure from the Algonquin tribe is Kateri Tekakwitha. She was a devout Catholic and is now recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her story serves as an inspiration to many. Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada showcases the breathtaking beauty of nature with its diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes, and is home to fascinating creatures like the Eastern Chipmunk (Eutamia spp), adding charm to this picturesque destination. Exploring this park can be an exhilarating experience; you might even come across a Ranger's Dog Sled gliding through the snowy terrain during winter months. This traditional mode of transportation adds a touch of adventure to your visit. The Algonquin Indians had unique dwellings called wigwams made from bark coverings. These structures provided shelter for their communities while reflecting their resourcefulness and connection with nature. Historical engravings depict significant moments in Algonquin history such as "The Tomb of their weroans or chief lords" in 1590 – showcasing their reverence for leaders who have passed away. Religious ceremonies held by the Algonquins were captured in illustrations like "The Rejoicing of Canadians as a Corpse is Carried to the Hut of Dead, " giving us insight into their customs and traditions that shaped their society. These glimpses into Algonquin culture remind us of our shared human experiences throughout history. The images DDE-90028467, DDE-90028466, DDE-90028436, and DDE-90028435 further capture these moments frozen in time.